Mammoth Freighters to Convert First 777s for Cargojet
Startup aviation firm Mammoth Freighters LLC on Tuesday announced that Cargojet, a Canadian contract carrier for Amazon, DHL Express, and Purolator, is its launch customer with an order to convert two Boeing 777-200 passenger aircraft to an all-cargo configuration.
Cargojet has 28 freighters in its fleet, most of them medium-size 767s that were converted after ending passenger service with other carriers.Credit: Cargojet
Key Takeaways:
Startup aviation firm Mammoth Freighters announced Cargojet as its launch customer for converting two Boeing 777-200 passenger aircraft into all-cargo freighters.
This deal allows Cargojet, a major contract carrier, to expand its fleet with larger, heavy-lift aircraft to meet the surging demand in the air cargo and e-commerce sectors.
The complex conversion process, involving significant structural modifications by Mammoth, is scheduled to begin mid-2022 with the first delivery anticipated in the second half of 2023, pending FAA approval.
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on FreightWaves.com
Startup aviation firm Mammoth Freighters LLC on Tuesday announced that Cargojet, a Canadian contract carrier for Amazon, DHL Express, and Purolator, is its launch customer with an order to convert two Boeing 777-200 passenger aircraft to an all-cargo configuration.
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Eric is the Air Cargo Market Editor at FreightWaves. An award-winning business journalist with extensive experience covering the logistics sector, Eric spent nearly two years as the Washington, D.C., correspondent for Automotive News, where he focused on regulatory and policy issues surrounding autonomous vehicles, mobility, fuel economy and safety. He has won two regional Gold Medals from the American Society of Business Publication Editors for government coverage and news analysis, and was voted best for feature writing and commentary in the Trade/Newsletter category by the D.C. Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. As associate editor at American Shipper Magazine for more than a decade, he wrote about trade, freight transportation and supply chains. Eric is based in Portland, Oregon. He can be reached for comments and tips at ekulisch@freightwaves.com
